Mortality Rates, United States, 1999–2004

Redelings, Matthew D.; Sorvillo, Frank; Mascola, Laurene

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Mortality Rates, United States, 1999–2004

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Sep 2007
By Redelings, Matthew D. ; Sorvillo, Frank ; Mascola, Laurene

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Redelings, Matthew D. ; Sorvillo, Frank ; Mascola, Laurene
Description:

Reported mortality rates from Clostridium difficile disease in the United States increased from 5.7 per million population in 1999 to 23.7 per million in 2004. Increased rates may be due to emergence of a highly virulent strain of C. difficile. Rates were higher for whites than for other racial/ethnic groups.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Female Humans Infant Male Middle Aged
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(9):1417-1419.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United States
Volume:

13
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:a5451d86b78efc6326ccef6c0e4a54b3947d460078ccbb148edd665532268f3e
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16533/cdc_16533_DS1.pdf
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